Feel like everyone is becoming more lax

[Anonymous]

I have a firm no indoors rule.

[Anonymous]

I would not let my kids go in a house nor would I allow kids in my house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our family is letting our guard down but so is everyone else.

Nope. You and your friends are becoming more lax. That's not everyone.

[Anonymous]

Yes, people are getting more lax. It’s fatigue. That said, however, we are becoming even more strident because of everyone else going the other way.

I fear a huge bounce as we all head back indoors. A two-month-old just died from covid as did a four-year-old.

[Anonymous]

We had two neighborhood kids approach mine. My five year old yelled at them to get back and how could they not realize there is coronavirus. I was pretty proud but also upset that no one talked to these kids about approaching random people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had two neighborhood kids approach mine. My five year old yelled at them to get back and how could they not realize there is coronavirus. I was pretty proud but also upset that no one talked to these kids about approaching random people.

The yelling was not necessary. Being less than six feet apart for 20 seconds while outside is fine.

[Anonymous]

Cool- your kid lost two friends, be proud

[Anonymous]

Yes, we've had kids with masks inside to use the bathroom. Other than that, everything is outside.

People are eating in restaurants and numbers are not going up. You guys need to make sure that you're evaluating risk properly.

[Anonymous]

You can definitely see people and set boundaries. If you want people to wear masks, make it clear. If you're not okay with going indoors, make it clear.

If you want to avoid it, meet at public places like parks. Then you don't have to even have the question asked.

We have a portable toilet in our car. It's not great, and there are times when it's awkward, but it's fine. We use that instead. If someone needs to pee indoors, it's also probably fine to go in and out again, but I would be more inclined to do that as an adult and have my kids pee in the portapotty because I know I'll wash my hands and not touch everything in the bathroom and my face -- not so sure about my young kids...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve had kids outside playing. I do let them use the bathroom. I don’t let them play inside. There’s a huge difference in the amount of time spent in an indoor space and viral load.

This. A quick run inside is different from playing there. And I'd much rather have my guests use indoor plumbing and a proper sink for hand-washing.

[Anonymous]

We have not slipped, but we are not seeing friends in person. It's so hard with kids whose bathroom habits are so unpredictable, but I would want to set a no indoors rule ahead of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can definitely see people and set boundaries. If you want people to wear masks, make it clear. If you're not okay with going indoors, make it clear.

If you want to avoid it, meet at public places like parks. Then you don't have to even have the question asked.

We have a portable toilet in our car. It's not great, and there are times when it's awkward, but it's fine. We use that instead. If someone needs to pee indoors, it's also probably fine to go in and out again, but I would be more inclined to do that as an adult and have my kids pee in the portapotty because I know I'll wash my hands and not touch everything in the bathroom and my face -- not so sure about my young kids...

Covid doesn't spread on surfaces. It's about shared air.

[Anonymous]

Geez. Yes, if we have people over in backyard, we would let them use the restroom as long as they wore mask the whole time. Otherwise, don't invite or let people over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’ve had kids outside playing. I do let them use the bathroom. I don’t let them play inside. There’s a huge difference in the amount of time spent in an indoor space and viral load.

This. A quick run inside is different from playing there. And I'd much rather have my guests use indoor plumbing and a proper sink for hand-washing.

+1, guest can use the bathroom but not hang out inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had two neighborhood kids approach mine. My five year old yelled at them to get back and how could they not realize there is coronavirus. I was pretty proud but also upset that no one talked to these kids about approaching random people.

My husband was pruning in our own yard (not even close to a sidewalk) when a kid (probably abut 5) yelled asking him why he wasn't wearing a mask. The funny thing was the kid was not even wearing one. My husband did not want to discourage his awareness and said something like that might be a good idea (but was really thinking..where is yours??)